Speaking in support of HB 1214 was Josh Hendrix, treasurer of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable and director of business development for CV Sciences, who sells hemp in Kentucky and has distributers in Indiana.

“If you’re not for this bill, I would like to note that the World Health Organization recently came out and said that CBD is non-addictive and non-intoxicating so there is nothing to be scared of,” Hendrix said.

House approval put SB 52 on a faster track to become law. Differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill need to be resolved before it could head to the governor for his signature.

Quinn Fitzgerald is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.